The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a rash, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed to be due to an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The VA found no evidence of a skin disorder during service or shortly after service, and concluded that the current rash is unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0200686
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- Remanded (sent back)
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